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Trades NL Launches Campaign to Attract Women to Skilled Trades
Trades NL has launched a campaign to attract more women to the skilled trades. Cassandra Whelan was working in HR, but was restless and looking for a career change. She did a bit of research and found...
Nov 18, 2021 Photo via Trades NL Twitter
Town of Gander Coming to Grips with Two Men Missing After Boating Trip, says Mayor
The town of Gander is coming to grips with the disappearance of two young men who departed Lawrence Harbour last weekend. The men, a 20-year-old from Gander, and his friend, a 30-year-old who was trai...
Nov 18, 2021
Police Investigating Possible Arson at Newfoundland Pony Society Barn in Victoria
RCMP say a fire that destroyed the Newfoundland Pony Society barn in Victoria is being investigated as a possible case of arson. Police received a report on November 6 that the vacated barn had burnt ...
Nov 18, 2021
Founder of Cal LeGrow Insurance Passes Away
A man who founded what would become the largest independent commercial insurance brokerage in Atlantic Canada and who had a passion for helping children has passed away. After working in the insurance...
Nov 18, 2021 (Photos via Cal LeGrow Insurance & Financial Group Facebook.)
Metro Municipalities Excited by Prospect of New Growlers Arena
Municipalities in the Metro region are excited about the possibility of housing the Newfoundland Growlers. President and CEO of Deacon Sports and Entertainment, Dean MacDonald, confirmed yesterday tha...
Nov 18, 2021
St. John's Looking at Bigger and Better Pedestrian Mall for Come Home Year
St. John's is likely going to aim to have the downtown pedestrian mall bigger and better next year and to capitalize on Come Home Year opportunities. Government has set aside $4-million for the event,...
Nov 18, 2021
Chief Medical Officer Hoping to Begin Vaccinating Kids 5 to 11 Before Year's End
The province's Chief Medical Officer of Health says it will take between 4 and 6 months to vaccinate the 35,000 school-aged children in the province currently ineligible to receive the shot, but those...
Nov 18, 2021
Gas Prices See Slight Increase
Gas prices are going up, but only slightly this week following a few weeks of decreases. Gas has increased by 0.2 cents. All other fuels, including diesel, are going down by less than a cent. The only...
Nov 18, 2021
Royal St. John's Regatta Hall of Fame Holds Ceremony for Five New Inductees
Four people and one team have been inducted into the Royal St. John's Regatta Hall of Fame. The induction ceremonies were held Wednesday during a luncheon at the St. John's Convention Centre. The five...
Nov 18, 2021 (Rick Coish, Siobhan Duff, represented by her mom, former mayor Shannie Duff, Rosalind Devereaux, and Paul Ring,)
Paradise Couple Wins Set for Life Grand Prize
A Paradise couple is the latest winners of Atlantic Lotto's Set for Life grand prize. Brian Abbott and his wife Jackie Short went with the $675,000 dollar payout option. Abbott says he scratched off t...
Nov 18, 2021
